Liquor sales good for business, Corinth mayor says

10:37 PM,
Jan. 13, 2014

This May 2013 map from the Mississippi Department of Revenue shows wet and dry counties in the state, as well as areas within dry counties that allow liquor sales. Since May, Brandon (Rankin County); Ripley (Tippah County); Philadelphia (Neshoba County); Brookhaven (Lincoln County); and Waynesboro (Wayne County) all have approved liquor sales.

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It's been a little more than a year since Corinth residents overwhelmingly voted to approve liquor sales, in spite of sitting at the heart of dry Alcorn County.

And it's a few days shy of a year since the first liquor store opened its doors in the northeast Mississippi city.

The impact of the city's vote - 70 percent of voters approved liquor - holds an interesting case study for the state's few remaining all dry counties, where liquor isn't legally sold within the county's borders. ...